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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Japan Moms

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For all the Moms(and Dads) with a Sailor in Japan

Members: 688
Latest Activity: Apr 3

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

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Comment by T-Lynn on June 18, 2009 at 10:41am: Good Morning :)
Thanks for the information. I HAVE to look into this. Julie, my husband is more courages than I am - he will go internet searching. ( I'm a coward after getting a Hack Tool virus once) But he found a site about the US 7th Fleet. It is offical news letters from the ships. It was like being able to keep tabs - where our son's ship was or more likely - where they had been. If I am reading the site address correctly it is: www.c7f.navy.mil/news Hope this is correct. Need to get ready to take my mother to her physical therapy. So proud of her - she is doing very well. She had a small stroke earlier this month. I keep telling her she has to do her PTs to keep up with her sailor grandson. Have a good day everyone! T-Lynn

Comment by T-Lynn on June 16, 2009 at 11:03am: Staci and Sharon,
Thanks for sharing - I am still smiling. A grill and a 40 inch flat screen TV - and they made the right decision in purchasing these. Please - keep us posted on the next Right Decision of Purchase. My son shared in his last conversation, he is being moved down the hall to another room - now with a room mate. But that's ok - the room mate has a big flat screen TV too. So he was told he didn't need to bring along his small 27 inch TV. Guess it will clash with the new decor. Please share about the site - Adopt a Sailor. Have a good ladies. talk later - T-Lynn

Comment by T-Lynn on June 14, 2009 at 12:48pm: Hey KiM,
Welcome. This is the place to be with question, concerns or just needing to bend someone's ear. And we all send hugs. You should be hearing soon from Moms with sailors on the Blue Ridge. My son is stationed in Sesabo. Good Luck to your sailor and hope he has a wonderful experience.

Comment by Anti M on June 12, 2009 at 1:33pm: Robyn, if your son looks on his orders, there will be a contact telephone number to his new command. Well, there is supposed to be a contact number. Keeping in mind the 13 hour time difference, he should call and touch base about the dates of the flight. The command gets notice of travel orders, so someone on the ship is aware of the situation. He should be just fine.

Comment by T-Lynn on June 12, 2009 at 12:45pm: Hi Robin,
Kathleen has the answers on this one. Please Robin - keep us all posted on what is happening. Good luck. T-Lynn

Comment by T-Lynn on June 11, 2009 at 9:55pm: Hi,
You will love being on this sight. There are some very knowledgable Moms and Dads here - and they always are helpful. But what's the best - some one listens and knows how you feel. We give hugs too. Welcome TLynn

Comment by CCR on June 11, 2009 at 3:00pm: As of this morning, we have orders for Japan! :-) and :-(

Comment by KatK on June 9, 2009 at 7:12pm: Thank you all for the great advice. I'm sure as more questions come up I'll be asking many more questions. One good thing is that my husband worked for a Japanese company and has been to Japan numerous times. Of course, he has never lived there but at least he knows a little more about the customs, etc. My husband raves about the bullet train. I hope my son takes advantage of the trips that then Navy offers and sees as much of Japan as he can. Thanks again for the info and I know I'll have lots more questions.

Comment by Anti M on June 9, 2009 at 1:27pm: They all go through a very good introduction to Japan course. Every base has one. Teaches a bit about culture and customs and the best ways to get around and learn about their new home.